Research data
The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:
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Research data: SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL ATTITUDES SURVEY (SASAS)
2016 What are we measuring?: comparison of household food security indicators in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
The development of national food security information systems is constrained by a lack of guidance on which indicators to use. This paper co...
Download this report2015 Oral health and subjective psychological well-being among South African adults: findings from a national household survey
The objective of this study was to determine the association between oral health and socioeconomic status with subjective psychological well...
2015 Marikana: a crisis of legitimacy in the institutions that form the foundations of South Africa's 1994 post-apartheid political settlement
This essay argues that the violent explosion at Marikana is an indication that ordinary South Africans are rapidly losing faith in the democ...
Download this report2015 Review of the South African agricultural legislative framework: food security implications
Although South Africa has reported national food security for decades, current production patterns, land uncertainty and consumer preference...
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